Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, and for a moment everyone thought they had misheard.
Has Kang Tiezui gotten too cocky? How dare he say such a thing!
What does it mean that an old minister died remonstrating with the emperor in court? Did he even know the truth?
Could it be that he went crazy after serving as a county magistrate for two years?
The old minister who was about to bang his head against the pillar was also furious when he heard this. This brat, not only did he not stop him, but he also encouraged him to bang his head against the wall. So, no one in the court would dare to stop them from doing such unorthodox things?
Alright, alright, if that's how you want to play, then he won't die!
"You wish! I'll see just how many outrageous things you're going to do!"
He stood there with his hands on his hips, wishing he could slap Kang Chengzhi twice. Where was the determination to die?
Mr. Kang glanced at the emperor above, and the two looked at each other with a familiar understanding in their eyes.
The emperor was in a very good mood. As expected, it was Kang Tiezui again. That familiar feeling from before had returned!
Mr. Kang said seriously to the old minister, "Lord Qin, we are all moving forward. We can't stick to old rules and rigid principles. Rules are inanimate, but people are flexible! Our Northern Yan is becoming more and more prosperous and powerful, and women also have the right to be themselves. Take my wife for example. She, a woman, can run a security escort agency. The business has been getting better and better over the years, no less than when her father and brothers were alive. If men can do it, why can't women do it?"
"Take Madam Lu as another example. So many things have happened in the court over the years, and Madam Lu has helped to resolve many of them. She is not only no less capable than men, but she is also far more outstanding than any of us here! Her medical skills are superb, and she has helped court officials and their families with their illnesses, relieving them of a lot of suffering. She is even more capable than the imperial physicians. The fact that she, a woman, is better than men in everything proves that women are no less capable than men."
"The Lu family's business is supported by the group of young girls in the family. Don't underestimate them because of their young age. They are very opinionated and can remain calm and composed when faced with problems. They can also come up with the best ideas to solve them. This is because the Lu family has achieved such success today by raising girls in the same way as raising boys."
"In other words, if our court could treat everyone equally and allow girls the opportunity to study and take the imperial examinations, so that they could also contribute to the country and offer advice to the emperor in court, our country would surely reach new heights!"
Kang Tiezui truly lives up to his name; he started talking so much as soon as he arrived.
His words stirred the interest of many in the court. Everyone had witnessed the performance of the Lu family's daughter at the palace banquet that day; she was both brave and resourceful, more decisive than anyone else present, and instantly resolved the issue of the islanders' reluctance to leave.
In truth, they all knew that sometimes the girls in the family were smarter than the boys, but unfortunately, girls couldn't enter the court, so even if the boys were incompetent, they could only grit their teeth and try to raise them.
If women could truly be allowed to serve in the imperial court, there would be no need to force the mentally challenged sons in the family, and everyone would have a much easier time.
Since the country is currently facing a shortage of talent, why not provide some conveniences for women?
But some old-fashioned people still disagreed no matter what, and after a moment of silence, another argument broke out.
The emperor remained silent, simply watching them argue. The more fiercely they argued, the better the emperor could discern who was genuine and who was merely following the crowd.
In the end, the matter naturally fizzled out, and before any resolution could be reached, the emperor dismissed the court.
These things can't be rushed; it will take at least seven or eight days of arguing before he can stand up and express his opinion.
Anyway, Kang Tiezui is back, and with him handling things in the court, the emperor is completely at ease.
After the court session, Mr. Kang returned with Lu Baichuan. Lu Baichuan bowed to him and sincerely said, "Thank you, Mr. Kang, for helping me out of that predicament."
"It's nothing. If it weren't for your help yesterday, I don't know what a mess the house would have been. We just got back and haven't prepared anything. We'll invite you over for drinks in a few days. It's been a long time since we've had a proper get-together."
Having served as a county magistrate for two years, Mr. Kang had become more composed, which Lu Baichuan greatly admired, and he nodded without refusing.
"Is your wife free tonight? I'd like to take Fei'er to see her for a pulse check, but there were too many people last night and we didn't have time."
Mr. Kang's wife, Chen Feier, had always accompanied him while he served as a county magistrate. She followed him every day to visit the people and endured a lot of hardship. She only stopped working hard after she became pregnant at the end of last year. Although she consulted doctors regularly, they were never as reliable as Jiang Jiuniang.
Lu Baichuan couldn't agree on behalf of Jiang Jiuniang, after all, there were so many Jingweis waiting to be taken care of at home, and he was afraid his wife wouldn't be able to handle it all, so he said, "I don't know what her plans are for tonight. I'll ask her when I get back, and then have someone go to your residence to tell her."
Although Mr. Kang had just returned, he still knew quite a bit about what was happening in the capital. After all, none of his friends had kept anything from him, so he understood why Lu Baichuan said that. He nodded and said, "Alright, we're just asking for a pulse reading, there's no rush."
Back in the island nation, Xun Yi felt that time was running out and he couldn't afford to waste any more time. He decided to find an opportunity to personally investigate the Lu family and see if he could find anything valuable to use as leverage to force Lan Jiu to hand over the items.
The Lu family's defenses were tight, but that was nothing to him; he easily entered the Lu family's courtyard.
At this moment, Mrs. Sun was playing with Xiangxiang in the garden. Xiangxiang saw a grasshopper in the grass and was very interested. She crawled on the grass to look at it. When she reached out to touch it, the grasshopper jumped far away. Little Xiangxiang chased after it again and continued to look.
Mrs. Sun stood by her side, smiling as she watched her adorable granddaughter, not finding it annoying at all.
Xun Yi saw this scene as soon as he entered. He moved quietly, and the maids and servants around him did not notice.
He thought that if he captured Lan Jiu's youngest daughter, she would definitely be willing to exchange her for the Pangu Jade.
But thinking about how Lan Jiu stormed into the inn that day to teach people a lesson, he still felt a little scared. That woman was quite terrifying when she went crazy, and he didn't dare to challenge her bottom line.
Or should we arrest that old woman from the Lu family?
That probably won't work. The old woman is too old; she'll die in no time. Lan Jiu would probably make him be buried with her.
He shook his head, deciding not to use a live creature as a threat, and decided to go to the study anyway, hoping to find something good.
Then, he went to the study and found Lu Baichuan's tiger tally!
Two years ago, when Lu Baichuan resigned from his official post, he returned this thing to the emperor. But recently he returned and was promoted, so the emperor gave him the tiger tally again.
He just casually left such an important thing in the study!
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